Pennsylvania Code
Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS
Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
Schedule B - Written Interpreter Certification Examination

Multiple Choice: questions; passing requirements; time allotted.

The first part of the written examination consists of 135 multiple-choice questions. In order to pass the multiple-choice part, 80 percent (108 questions) must be answered correctly. Examinees are allotted two hours and fifteen minutes to complete the multiple-choice part of the test.

Foreign Language Assessment Exercise: questions; passing requirements; time allotted.

For the Foreign Language Assessment Exercise, the interpreter must translate ten items from English into the target language. The foreign language assessment will be administered the same day, immediately after the multiple-choice part of the examination, and will be rated on a pass/borderline pass/not pass basis. Examinees will have 1 hour to translate the ten items.